If everything goes right, voting is quick and easy – but there are laws, regulations, and election quirks that can mess you up. This includes some COVID-19 specific information, like what to put as your absentee vote by mail reason on the paperwork to request an absentee ballot. You can check your personal voter status…
Primary Election: June 11, 2019
If you are in the 96th District, you will have the opportunity to vote in a primary election June 11, 2019. The 96th District includes parts of James City County and York County. If you live in York County, check the Elections Department website to see if you are part of the 96th. Primaries require…
General Assembly Results and Observations
Excerpted from a Voter Express article by Carol Noggle, Voter Protection Officer, State League of Virginia Yes, it was a “wild” General Assembly session, as one newspaper headline stated. All sorts of unanticipated drama involving constitutional officers, but the legislative process continued with the LWV-VA and others in attendance. Observers could see during floor sessions…
To Vote or Not to Vote
Mary Ann Moxon, Public Relations/Outreach Why do Americans choose to vote—or choose not to exercise that most basic right? And how do we as League members help to reduce the divide between voters and nonvoters? Mediocre voter turnout has become the trend in America despite warnings that “democracy is not a spectator sport.” Voter turnout…
Virginia Senate Candidates: Survey Answers
Every election, the League of Women Voters sends identical questions to candidates for office. See the responses of the Senate candidates for Virginia here. Go to vote411.org for more. The following formatting is excerpted from The League of Women Voters of Fairfax Voters’ Guide. VOTE411.org’s content is duplicated in this publication. U.S. Senate for Virginia…
Absentee Voting: Final Countdown!
Absentee voting is great if you know you will be unable to vote because of a commitment on Election Day. Deadline to register to vote, or update an existing registration, is Monday, October 15, 2018. Check your voter registration at the official state site. Deadline to request an absentee ballot to be mailed to you is…
Power Up for Action: Williamsburg Hosts Fall Workshops on September 8
by Phoebe Kent, The Voter Co-editor Our Williamsburg League will host the LWV-VA Fall Workshops at Colonial Williamsburg’s Woodlands Conference Center on Saturday, September 8. The morning plenary session includes welcomes by Virginia League President Sue Lewis and Williamsburg President Mary Schilling, consideration of how to attract and energize membership, and a variety of issues…
Your next election
November elections are familiar, but what’s going on with these spring elections you’ve heard of? Visit the Virginia Department of Elections website for the official source on where and when these elections are held. The Citizen Portal shows the next election in which you can vote, and which offices, candidates, and issues will be on the ballot. Research…
Certified Candidates and Ballot Order for 2018 June Primary (June 12)
Virginia Department of Elections has released the official count of candidates and ballot order for the June 12 primary. The 1st and 2nd Districts for the National House of Representatives are affected – this includes City of Willamsburg, James City County, and York County. See the full list here. Certified Candidates and Ballot Order for June…